A Fashion Exhibition In Congo Aims To Promote Harmony And Creativity In A Conflict-affected Region
“Africans must be one, be united. It is true that we have a very wide cultural diversity, but this diversity must bring us together,” Cameroonian fashion designer Délia Ndougou said. She presented a collection inspired by her nation’s flag. “We really wanted to convey joy in the clothes, peace in the clothes, very cheerful styles, a question of making the world smile,” added Chadrac Lumumba, a creative stylist from Kinshasa.
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Kenyan Fashion Tech Shopzetu Raises $1.0 Million In Pre-seed Funding To Revolutionize Africa’s Fashion And Lifestyle E-commerce Landscape
ShopZetu, which was founded in 2021, wants to become the most well-known fashion and leisure e-commerce business in Africa. The retail fashion market in Africa is incredibly fragmented, with a plethora of tiny labels and fashion vendors catering to consumers both offline at stalls and online through social media. With the help of a centralized e-commerce marketplace, ShopZetu offers a platform to support online fashion retail for a range of suppliers in addition to handling digital marketing, warehousing, content production, and ...
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Wedding Gown: Disposable Plastic Dishes and Cups Were Used To Make This Beautiful Wedding Dress.
On TikTok, fashion designer Isabelle Tengue posted a video of a woman wearing an unusual bridal gown. While another woman assists in carrying the stunning train of the dress, the woman can be seen in the video strolling down a flight of steps. The bodice of the garment is nearly entirely constructed of plastic cups, but the front of the skirt has a circular pattern that looks to be formed of plastic spoons and plates. Additionally, the design has some ...
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East Africa Textile And Leather Week (EATLW) 2023 Accelerating East Africa’s Sustainability In The Textile And Leather Industries
Kenya's Textile And Apparel Sector The nation's current textile and clothing businesses create a wide range of goods. While integrated mills provide a wide range of goods such as yarn, fabrics (knitted and woven), canvas, school and travel bags, blankets, sweaters, shawls, uniforms, towels, baby diapers, and knitted clothing, spinning enterprises generate yarn (including industrial) and sewing thread. On the other hand, garment producers provide a variety of clothing for both the domestic market and export. Men's apparel is produced ...
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Africa’s Leading Luxury Concept Store Is Coming to the Brooklyn Museum
The Lagos-based concept store will open up shop with products from over 100 brands from June 22 through October 23. The shop also offers a variety of fashionable products from brands with strong ties to the African diaspora, like Kenneth Ize, Post Imperial, and Thebe Magugu. Alára frequently organizes performances by Falana and Asa in addition to art shows including the works of artists like Hassan Hajjaj and Peju Layiwola. Even the iconic supermodel Naomi Campbell signed copies of The Art of ...
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